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For the past week or so there has been a bird that has been constantly hitting against my window. It drives me mad as he does this throughout the day but especially in the early mornings. He starts around 5:30 - 6:30 in the morning and keeps on going. It is a loud knock and I will scare him but he will just come back.

Any suggestions? I am so frustrated with this already as it ruins my sleep.

Thanks in advance!
 
Is the bird actually flying into the glass at full speed, like they do when they don't realize there is glass there? Or is the bird just banging his beak against the window while he is stationary, like he sees his reflection and is trying to play with it, like they do when they have mirrors as toys?

If he's actually flying into the window at full speed all the time I'd be worried he's going to break the window and kill himself in the process. I have a very large, rectangular bay window with two long, skinny windows on either side of it, it's in my living room, right over my front yard, and my couch is directly underneath it. I am constantly having birds fly full tilt into the window, and if I'm on the couch with my back to the window it's quite alarming! I actually had to change my blinds to ones that made it very obvious that there was something there that they couldn't fly through. So if the issue is that they are flying into the window because they can't see it, you need to close your blinds/curtains or possibly try putting something in or on/up against the window that the birds can see so they know they can't fly through it.

If the bird or birds are just playing with the window by banging their beaks against it, it's pretty much the same issue, they see their reflection and think it's another bird. That's why a lot of bird toys have mirrors. My budgies that aren't paired up will often bond with a toy mirror, head bobbing and regurgitating all over it. So to stop this once again you need to put something up/on/against the window to prevent the birds from seeing their reflections.

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Is the bird actually flying into the glass at full speed, like they do when they don't realize there is glass there? Or is the bird just banging his beak against the window while he is stationary, like he sees his reflection and is trying to play with it, like they do when they have mirrors as toys?

If he's actually flying into the window at full speed all the time I'd be worried he's going to break the window and kill himself in the process. I have a very large, rectangular bay window with two long, skinny windows on either side of it, it's in my living room, right over my front yard, and my couch is directly underneath it. I am constantly having birds fly full tilt into the window, and if I'm on the couch with my back to the window it's quite alarming! I actually had to change my blinds to ones that made it very obvious that there was something there that they couldn't fly through. So if the issue is that they are flying into the window because they can't see it, you need to close your blinds/curtains or possibly try putting something in or on/up against the window that the birds can see so they know they can't fly through it.

If the bird or birds are just playing with the window by banging their beaks against it, it's pretty much the same issue, they see their reflection and think it's another bird. That's why a lot of bird toys have mirrors. My budgies that aren't paired up will often bond with a toy mirror, head bobbing and regurgitating all over it. So to stop this once again you need to put something up/on/against the window to prevent the birds from seeing their reflections.

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No they are just playing with it. Well it's just one. How will I cover the window? There is only one window in my room and I don't want to have to block my only source of natural light in there! Haha

Is there any repellent or anything I can put on the window? Will the bird eventually just stop? Its driving me mad haha
 
Hi, the little guy is chasing his reflection! Breeding season, getting rid of the competition!
 
You could purchase a decoy Owl/hawk to scare him off.They're plastic and you could sit it right outside your window if it will fit, and hopefully scare him off. They're relatively cheap I believe. Or, (may be silly), you could print off a large picture of an owl/hawk and tape it against the window! lol...
 
You could purchase a decoy Owl/hawk to scare him off.They're plastic and you could sit it right outside your window if it will fit, and hopefully scare him off. They're relatively cheap I believe. Or, (may be silly), you could print off a large picture of an owl/hawk and tape it against the window! lol...

Hey that's a great idea! His little home is in a tree right by my window but I need my sleep! Haha

I'll update the thread :)
 
Or you could just draw or print off a picture of a raptor, tape it in the window?
I mean... WHAT ITZ SAID!!!!!!
 

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